Matthew Henry Commentary18:11-21 Bildad describes the destruction wicked people are kept for, in the other world, and which in some degree, often seizes them in this world. The way of sin is the way of fear, and leads to everlasting confusion, of which the present terrors of an impure conscience are earnests, as in Cain and Judas. Miserable indeed is a wicked man's death, how secure soever his life was. See him dying; all that he trusts to for his support shall be taken from him. How happy are the saints, and how indebted to the lord Jesus, by whom death is so far done away and changed, that this king of terrors is become a friend and a servant! See the wicked man's family sunk and cut off. His children shall perish, either with him or after him. Those who consult the true honour of their family, and its welfare, will be afraid of withering all by sin. The judgments of God follow the wicked man after death in this world, as a proof of the misery his soul is in after death, and as an earnest of that everlasting shame and contempt to which he shall rise in the great day. The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot, Pr 10:7. It would be well if this report of wicked men would cause any to flee from the wrath to come, from which their power, policy, and riches cannot deliver them. But Jesus ever liveth to deliver all who trust in him. Bear up then, suffering believers. Ye shall for a little time have sorrow, but your Beloved, your Saviour, will see you again; your hearts shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh away.

Job 15:21"Sounds of terror are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

Job 18:10"A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the path.

Job 18:18"He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.

Job 20:8"He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away.

Job 20:25"It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him,

Psalm 73:19How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

Isaiah 28:19"As often as it passes through, it will seize you; For morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night, And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means."

Jeremiah 20:4"For thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword.

Daniel 5:9Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, his face grew even paler, and his nobles were perplexed.

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Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.